Primary Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma Found While Evaluating New Onset Cough: A Case Presentation and Literature Review

Box 2

Bronchoscopy and second biopsy report.

SPECIMEN (S): A. LYMPH NODE BIOPSY, RIGHT LOWER LOBE PULMONARY ARTERYL;

B. SOFT TISSUE BIOPSY, PARATRACHEAL FAT PAD; C. LUNG LOBECTOMY, RIGHT LOWER LOBE.

DIAGNOSIS:

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A. RIGHT LOWER LOBE PULMONARY ARTERY LYMPHG NODE, EXCISION.

--- ANTRACOSIS. NO EVIDENCE OF METASTATIC NEOPLASM (0/1)

B. PARATRACHEAL FAT PAD, EXCISION

--- NORMAL ADIPOSE TISSUE. NO LYMPH NODES DETECTED

C. LUNG (RIGHT LOWER LOBE), LOBECTOMY

--- PLEOMORPHIC, MALIGNANT MELANOTIC SPINDLE AND EPITHELIOID CELL

NEOPLASM. MAXIMUM LINEAR DIMENSION OF NEOPLASM: 3.7 CM. NO

EVIDENCE OF PLEURAL INVASION. BRONCHIAL SURGICAL MARGIN IS NEGATIVE

D. PERIBRONCHIAL LYMPH NODES, THREE, EXCISION

--- ANTRACOSIS. NO EVIDENCE OF METASTATIC NEOPLASM (0/3)